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 102 STAT. 2893

PUBLIC LAW 100-574—OCT. 31, 1988

plants, and vegetables therefrom, and for other purposes', enacted August 20, 1912 (37 Stat. 315 et seq.); and "(2) 'plant' means any class of plants, fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, or other plant products, any class of nursery stock (as defined by section 6 of the Plant Quarantine Act), and any other article or matter which is capable of carrying any dangerous plant disease or pest.". (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 3013 the following: "3014. Nonmailable plants.".

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(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 18.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1716A the following:

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"§ 1716B. Nonmailable plants "Whoever knowingly deposits for mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail, according to the direction thereon, or at any place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, anything declared nonmailable by section 3014(b) of title 39, unless in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Postal Service under section 3014(c) of such title, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.". (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1716A the following: "1716B. Nonmailable plants.". SEC. 2. FORGED AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATIONS. ^

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Title 18, United States Code, IS amended crime. by inserting after section 1716B, as added by section 1(b)(1), the following: "§ 1716C. Forged agricultural certifications "Whoever forges or counterfeits any certification authorized under any rules or regulations prescribed under section 3014(c) of title 39 with intent to make it appear that such is a genuine certification, or makes or knowingly uses or sells, or possesses with intent to use or sell, any forged or counterfeited certification so authorized, or device for imprinting any such certification, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1716B, as added by section 2(b)(2), the following: "171GC. Forged agricultural certifications.". SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service and the Department of Agriculture should, using the resources and methods available to each, engage in a joint effort to educate the public as to the types of harm wrirch:'can result from the transmission to different parts of the country of plants, fruits,

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